RCA 27F524T User Manual Download

Page: 47 / 48

This page intentionally left blank.

Summary of Contents for 27F524T

Page 1: ...television User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again Model 27F524T is pictured here Find Inside Connecting page 5 Remote Control page 15 KidPass page 23 Favorite Channel page 31 FAQs page 35 Troubleshooting page 36 ...

Page 2: ...l Important Stand and Base Safety Information Choose the location for your TV carefully Place the TV on a stand or base that is of adequate size and strength to prevent the TV from being accidentally tipped over pushed off or pulled off This could cause personal injury and or damage the TV Refer to the Important Safety Instructions on page 1 Product Registration Please fill out the product registr...

Page 3: ... Stability All televisions must comply with recommended international global safety standards for tilt and stability proper ties of its cabinet design Do not compromise these design standards by applying excessive pull force to the front or top of the cabinet which could ultimately overturn the product Also do not endanger yourself or children by placing electronic equipment toys on the top of the...

Page 4: ... Initial Setup 10 Complete the Initial Setup 11 Choose the Menu Language 11 Tuning to a Channel 11 What to Expect 12 Watching TV 12 Explanation of Jacks 13 The Front of Your TV 14 Front Buttons 14 Remote Buttons 15 Using the INPUT Button 16 Using the PRESETS Button 16 Chapter 2 Using the TV s Features Channel Banner 17 Parental Controls and V Chip 18 How V Chip Works 18 Activate Parental Control 1...

Page 5: ...rental Control Menu 32 Time Menu 33 Notepad Menu 34 Chapter 4 Other Information Frequently Asked Questions FAQs 35 Troubleshooting 36 USA V Chip Rating System 38 Canadian English V Chip Rating System 38 Canadian French V Chip Rating System 39 Limited Warranty 40 Care and Cleaning 42 FCC Information 42 ...

Page 6: ...es so that air can circulate freely Don t stack devices If you place devices in a stand make sure you allow adequate ventilation If you connect an audio receiver or amplifier place it on the top shelf so the heated air from it won t flow around other devices Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference Insert each cable firmly into the d...

Page 7: ...u are ready to watch digital channels make sure you are tuned to a digital channel Digital stations typically have a dash in their channel number because they can contain subchannels for example 8 3 When you are ready to watch an analog channel make sure you are tuned to an analog channel Analog stations contain no more than three digits Refer to page 11 for information on analog and digital chann...

Page 8: ...ch an analog channel make sure you are tuned to an analog channel Analog stations contain no more than three digits Refer to page 11 for information on analog and digital stations When using the input described above use the ANTENNA DIG ANA button on the remote to toggle between the digital and analog channels Refer to page 11 Note Another way to see if you re tuned to a digital or analog channel ...

Page 9: ... INPUT ANTENNA CABLE INPUT DIGITAL ANALOG DVD player 2 3 Y Pb Pr Component Video Connection IMPORTANT If you aren t receiving a picture with this connection the problem might be with your DVD player If the DVD player is progressive scan DVD player you need to change the setting from progressive to interlace The procedure for changing this on a DVD player varies Look for a button on the front of th...

Page 10: ...es or special Y Pb Pr cables to the Y Pb Pr jacks on the back of the TV and to the Y Pb Pr outputs on the DVD player Y Pb Pr cables are colored green blue and red Just match the colors on the cables to the Y Pb Pr jacks 3 Connect your audio cables Connect the audio white and red cables to the AUDIO R and L COMPOSITE INPUT jacks on the back of the TV and to the audio output jacks on the DVD player ...

Page 11: ...ct both at the same time because they share the audio jacks S Video cables fit into a special shaped jack which is labeled S Video Connect the S Video cable to the jack on the side of the TV and the jack on the video game console Connect the audio cables VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO OUT L R AUDIO L R AUDIO L AUDIO R VIDEO Side of TV 2 3 Video Game Console Viewing the Picture from the Connected Device The ...

Page 12: ... Note Highlighted means that the menu item stands out from other menu items on the list appears darker brighter or a different color Plug in the TV and Turn It On Plug the end of the power cord into a grounded wall outlet Insert the plug completely into the outlet Press ON OFF on the remote or press POWER on the TV s front panel Put Batteries in the Remote Remove the battery compartment cover from...

Page 13: ...the language and press OK Continues on next page Tuning to a Channel Analog station numbers display on your TV in a rectangle as you enter the numbers You can enter digits to access a channel In the example below you can enter 12 or 012 to get the same channel To enter a one digit channel such as channel 8 just press 8 After entering the channel press OK The CLEAR button on the remote clears all e...

Page 14: ...d right arrow ZOOM buttons on the remote to choose different screen formats 4 3 16 9 or stretch This is also known as the aspect ratio Go to page 32 for examples of screen formats Remember If you have a digital signal connected to your ANTENNA CABLE INPUT then you ll view digital channels The ANTENNA button on the remote toggles analog and digital channels Most digital channels are sent in a 16 9 ...

Page 15: ...tor is usually red To access the device when using these jacks use the INPUT button on your remote until VID appears OR COMPONENT INPUT Connect devices that have component Y Pb Pr outputs such as VCRs DVD players DVD PVRs DVD recorders satellite receivers and cable boxes This connection provides optimum picture quality because the video is separated into three signals The AUDIO L and R jacks are s...

Page 16: ...ars Remember If your model has a Video and S Video jack second graphic choose either the Video composite or S Video connection You cannot use both because they share the same AUDIO R L input jacks The Front of Your TV You can use the buttons and jacks on the front of your TV to make additional connections L AUDIO R VIDEO L AUDIO R S VIDEO VIDEO OR Front Buttons Use the buttons on the front of your...

Page 17: ... or menu INFO Brings up the channel banner Press again to remove Refer to page 17 for more information INPUT Toggles through the available Video Input Channels VID CVID FRNT SFRNT and current channel MENU Brings up the MAIN MENU system MUTE Reduces the TV s volume to its minimum level Press again to restore the volume OK CH LIST When in the menu system selects highlighted items ON OFF Turns the TV...

Page 18: ...ilable for digital channels only Cur Language Current Digital Channel Audio Language Press the right arrow button to choose the dialog language available for the program you re watching If the language you choose here is not being broadcast with a program then the TV will play the default audio for the program usually English in the U S Def Language Default Digital Channel Audio Language Press the...

Page 19: ...the amount of time left before the TV switches back to the previous channel Refer to 15 07 18 am Displays the current time X Displayed when you MUTE the sound The following Channel Banner display is available for analog signals only 11 CNN Displays the current channel and label assigned to the channel The following Channel Banner display is available for digital signals only English Displays the a...

Page 20: ...ge based ratings and content themes you can block are identified and explained in detail in Chapter 4 The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits PARENTAL CONTROL Go Back Lock Settings Change Passwrd Parental Control is locked A password is now necessary to change settings Activate Parental Control Note The PASSWORD screen appears the first time...

Page 21: ...ratings above a specified age based rating level To block programs with higher ratings 1 Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to the rating corresponding with the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch 2 Press the OK button to toggle between view and block The status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically changes to block 3 Press the up or down arro...

Page 22: ...ou want to change 3 Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to a particular content theme status 4 Press the OK button to change its status to B In the example on the previous page you block the language L corresponding with TV 14 The language for TV MA is blocked as well 5 After you Block specific content themes you can change some of the content themes back to V view Note You must rem...

Page 23: ...ew to block 5 Press the OK button to change its status to block the lock icon appears All ratings above the one you selected change to lock Notes You must remember to activate Parental Control for rating limits to take effect Refer to page 18 If you forget your password you can reset it Make sure the TV is off Simultaneously press and hold VOL on the TV s front panel and CLEAR on the remote for ap...

Page 24: ...tivate Parental Control for rating limits to take effect Refer to page 18 V Chip Exempt Program Block The Exempt Prgms option lets you decide if programs that the V Chip recognizes as unrated can be viewed Unrated TV programs may include news sports political religious local and weather programs emergency bulletins public announcements and programs without ratings The Exempt option applies to both...

Page 25: ...you have two options to block all channels or none Individual channels cannot be blocked with this connection If you are using the ANTENNA CABLE INPUT then Block Channel works as described below This option lets you block specific channels 1 From the PARENTAL CONTROL menu press the down arrow button to highlight Block CH 2 Press OK to display Block CH options 3 Press the down arrow button to highl...

Page 26: ...enu press the down arrow to highlight Lock Fr Panel 2 Press the right or left arrow button to choose lock R or unlock Change Password Selecting this option lets you simply create a new password at any time Once you enter a new password from Change Passwrd in the PARENTAL CONTROL menu it is the password you use until you change it again PARENTAL CONTROL SETTINGS Go Back USA V Chip Canada V Chip Exe...

Page 27: ...ll through the available audio types which control the way the sound comes through your speakers MONO Plays the sound in mono only Use this setting when receiving broadcasts with weak stereo signals STEREO Splits the incoming stereo audio signal into left and right channels Enhanced only available for analog signals Makes the sound simulate surround sound Note Most TV programs and recorded materia...

Page 28: ...ls If your preferred language is being broadcast with a program the TV will play it If not then the TV will play the default audio for the program usually English in the U S The default digital channel audio language options are English Spanish German Italian Japanese Chinese and Korean Cur Language Current Digital Channel Audio Language Press the right arrow button to choose the audio language av...

Page 29: ...h Press the right arrow button to scroll through the color adjustments Cool For a more blue palette of colors Normal Standard picture color This is the default setting Warm For a more red palette of colors Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the picture Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of the picture Color Adjusts the richness of the color Sharpness Adjusts the cri...

Page 30: ...nels Shows the number of digital channels found as they are being searched These are searched for last List Labels Edit the channels in the list or choose labels for each channel Select Lists Labels from the SETUP menu and press the right or left arrow button Channel Press the right or left arrow button to select the channel number that you want to give a label Press the down arrow button to highl...

Page 31: ...is shown on the screen Off No captioning information displayed On Captioning information always appears when available Muted On Displays captioning information when available whenever the TV s sound is muted by pressing the MUTE button The captioning information is not displayed when the sound is not muted Ana CC Type Analog Closed Caption Type Choose which captioning mode is used for displaying c...

Page 32: ...een behind the digital closed captioned text Bkgrd Color Background Color Lets you choose the color of the area of the screen behind the digital closed captioned text White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta or Cyan DIGITAL CC STYLE Go Back CC Size Large CC Font Ashley CC Opacity Solid CC Color Green Bkgrnd Opacity Solid Bkgrnd Color White Monotype is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc registere...

Page 33: ...r the digital channels To set your favorite channels go to the Favorite CH option under the SETUP menu and press OK Press the right arrow button to select Analog or Digital signal type the TV will switch to that signal Press the down arrow button to select Fav 1 and use the right and left arrow buttons to scroll through the channel numbers to find your favorite If you have entered channel labels f...

Page 34: ...so know as Widescreen There are gray or black bars on the top and bottom on the screen Stretch The image is stretched vertically to fill the TV screen for digital content only Note The Zoom and Zoom buttons on the remote change the TV s screen format Parental Control Menu The PARENTAL CONTROL menu was explained in Chapter 2 Go to page 18 for more information 16 9 Format Stretch Format stretched ve...

Page 35: ... and PM Calendar Enables you to set the date easily Wake Up Timer Set the TV to turn on at a specific time Notes Unless Wake Up Timer is set to On the next three options Wake Up Time Wake up Ch and Recurrence aren t available When the TV turns on by the Wake Up Timer and no remote or front panel buttons are pressed for 2 hours the TV will turn itself off Wake Up Time Set the time you want the TV t...

Page 36: ...w button is used to delete the unwanted text and the right arrow button is for the blank space 3 The up arrow button is pressed to toggle the entry mode between uppercase or lowercase letters 4 When completed press the OK button to save the note Delete note Lets you delete the whole message Display note Enables you to display R or not to display the message on the screen At switch on If the box is...

Page 37: ...g there Some channels are enabled by the cable company that don t carry programming such as video on demand When channels are unavailable your TV s screen displays Unusable Signal You probably want to get rid of these so they no longer appear in your channel list Remove these in the List Labels menu Go to page 28 for more information Why are there black bars on my screen and can I get rid of them ...

Page 38: ...dly Wake Up Timer might have been set Go to page 33 for instructions Blank screen You may be on an inactive channel Try another channel Make sure devices connected to the TV are turned on If you ve connected another device such as a camcorder or DVD player make sure you select the Video Input Channel that is used for that device Use the INPUT button to toggle through the available Video Input Chan...

Page 39: ...ROL menu The Parental Controls won t let me watch a program even though it s not rated as violent Maybe the movie was given an NR Not Rated status Check to see if the Exempt Prgms option is Locked Refer to page 22 for instructions Connection Problems with a DVD Player Set top Box etc If the device you re connected to has progressive scan and you aren t receiving a picture using a component Y Pb Pr...

Page 40: ...ogram may include mild fantasy violence FV or comedic violence or may frighten children under the age of 7 TV Y All Children Themes and elements in this program are designed for a young audience including children from ages 2 6 It is not expected to frighten younger children 18 Adults Programming intended for adults 18 and older It may contain elements of violence language and sexual content which...

Page 41: ...mming considered acceptable for all age groups While not designed specifically for children it is understood younger viewers may be part of the audience Violence Guidelines Will contain very little violence either physical or verbal or emotional Will be sensitive to themes which could frighten a younger child will not depict realistic scenes of violence which minimize or gloss over the effects of ...

Page 42: ...ice Call 1 800 336 1900 or visit www rca com Please have your unit s date of purchase and model serial number ready The model serial number information can be found on the back of your unit Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service For rental firms proof of first...

Page 43: ...IS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY AND WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE How state law relates to this warranty Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limi...

Page 44: ... may cause similar damage This damage is not covered by your warranty FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency e...

Page 45: ...This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 46: ...This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 47: ...This page intentionally left blank ...

Page 48: ...Indianapolis IN 46290 2007 TTE Technology Inc RCA and associated marks are trademarks of THOMSON S A used under license to TTE Corporation TOCOM 16721630 Visit the RCA website at www rca com television As an ENERGY STAR Partner TTE Technology Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR and The ENERGY STAR mark are registered U S marks ...

Search results

Summary of Contents for 27F524T

Reviews:

Related manuals for 27F524T

Brands by name

Popular brands

RCA 27F524T, User Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for 27F524T

Reviews:

Related manuals for 27F524T

Brands by name

Popular brands